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- from Site Summit - Nike Hercules Missile Installation
June 1996
Dept of Army, 600 Richardson Drive, Ft. Richardson, Alaska 99505 (907)384-3010
Sites - Fairbanks area -
Peter, Mike,
Jig, Tare,
Love,
Anchorage area - Point,
Bay, Summit
A web site about Alaskan Nike sites
spotted by Jim Biles.
| Designation
| General Location
| Detailed Location (Current Status) |
| *** | Ft. Richardson | NW Anchorage |
| *** | Ft. Wainwright, 166 Ord Co | NW Fairbanks |
PETER
B Bty
3/59-4/71
| Fairbanks
| 15 E Eielson AFB (Abandoned; US Army Yukon Training Area)
[{Bigge, M} (Nov 2006) IFC Site (Corrected)
terraserver,
(Launcher area)
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[{Bollinger, J} (Oct. 2003) There was a lot of
clean-up for asbestos over the summer. Most of the old buildings are
just foundations pads now. Images of old
Clam Shell protectors for tracking radars -
Side view,
Quarter view.
[{Froehlich, J} (Feb. 2003) During the past
several weeks, Mike and Peter sites on Eielson AFB/Ft Wainwraight have been
demolished. AS of today all that remains of "B" battery are the 3 radar
towers. Another reminder of the Cold War bites the dust. ]
[{Morgan, M}
EWAGS on the site lat/longs: 64N56.45/147W51.40
These should get you in the ballpark. The IFCs were roughly one mile from the
batteries; if you find one - like a battery/launcher site - look for the highest
ground roughly one mile away and you should find the IFC. I've got some more info
on the disposition of the five sites at home written by Colt Denfield; as soon
as I dig it out I'll send the material along. MK]
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MIKE
C Bty
3/59-4/70 | Fairbanks
| 10 SE Eielson AFB (Abandoned; US Army Yukon Training Area)
[{Bigge, M} (July 2004) IFC Site
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[{Froehlich, J} (Feb. 2003) During the past
several weeks, Mike and Peter sites on Eielson AFB/Ft Wainwraight have been
demolished. AS of today all that remains of "B" battery are the 3 radar
towers. Another reminder of the Cold War bites the dust. ]
Launcher area
[{Bigge, M} (July 2004) (Launcher area)
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[(Anonymous Contributor) July 2000,
... Nike launch buildings ...
The building is relatively intact, although several of the rooms
are covered in soot from extensive fires. As the constructions
is mostly of concrete, there was no apparent damage to the site
from the fires. Painted signs and markers are mostly still legible,
including the "Bravo Banditos" logo.
The steps to the sublevel were intact, though the sublevel itself
was muddy, dank and had a fair amount of trash.
We also reconned the other launch building, about 100 meters away.
It still had much of the air-circulation ducting and water piping,
and generally had not been as thoroughly stripped.
However, the steps to the sublevel were gone.
... A word of warning to
potential visitors: DO NOT attempt entry to the bunkers.
It is illegal, and the bunkers ARE on a military reservation.
There was a complex of 3-4 buildings, concrete/wood-frame
construction, which are extensively tumbled-down. From the
hinged "clamshell" doors on top, I assume these housed radar arrays.
One of the towers still has the clamshell doors intact.
Otherwise the site is pretty well stripped. Access to the
towers is possible except for an unsupported steel ladder in one tower.
... This email is not intended
to promote visitation of the launch site.]
[{Morgan, M} EWAGS on the site lat/longs: 643515/1464838 ]
[{DeMarco, P} ... We drove
the car up to the missile site I was stationed at.
Eleven miles up the side of a mountain on a dirt road.
The site was all overgrown, but the building were still there. Not in very
good shape. Very strange feeling being there after all these years. ]
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JIG
D Bty
3/59-4/70 | Fairbanks
| 5 S Eielson AFB
C -((O)
[{Bigge, M} (Nov 2006) IFC Site (the building has been completely removed
but here is the most likely location based on proper distance and it being a large area that is cleared for no apparent reason.)
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L - Explosives storage
USACE
[{Bigge, M} (Nov 2006) Launcher Site (this appears to be privately owned.
There are Semi rigs and a house in front of the launchers. (heh, according to google earth the road leading
to this one is named "Old Site Road" )
terraserver ]
[{Morgan, M}
EWAGS on the site lat/longs: 643143/1465748 ]
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TARE
A Bty
3/59-4/71
| Fairbanks
| 20 S Nenana ((O))
web site
Roger A Babler “former scope dope” [April 1007] says
"On the current conditions of sites the first remark puts our site destroyed in the early 60’s “Taint SO”
Know a Robert Foy he served there in 1970. FYI per the 98 anniversary edition of USA Alaska puts our site
the first on operational in Alaska came on line 08:00 10 May 1959. "
[{Froehlich, J} (Feb. 2003) Tare
site was destroyed in the early to mid 60s. It was located on Moose Creek
Bluff. Mike and Peter are actually on Ft Wainwright property. ]
L - Chena River Recreation Area
[{Bigge, M.} (added Nov 2006) Google Earth
]
[{Freak} (added March 2004)
I didn't find the IFC area, and from satellite photos it looks mostly gone.
The launch bunkers have been taken over by the Army corps of engineers as storage
and offices related to the Chena lakes flood control project. Here are a couple
photos I was able to take of one of the bunkers (March 2004):
http://freak.minimanga.com/flood/flood4.jpg
http://freak.minimanga.com/flood/flood1.jpg
]
LOVE
E Bty
3/59-4/71
| Fairbanks
| 10 NW Fairbanks ((O) C/L)
USACE
[{Freak} (added March 2004)
completely buldozed from what I can tell. I believe this satellite photo shows
the former site (I attempted to drive there and got stuck in the bad roads).
http://terraserver.microsoft.com/image.aspx?t=1&s=12&x=572&y=9007&z=6&w=1
]
[{Morgan, M}
EWAGS on the site lat/longs: 645645/1475138 ]
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POINT,
A Bty
4/59-4/79 | Anchorage
| 10 SW Anchorage, near Anchorage International Airport
USACE, a web site
[{Page, T} (added April 2004)
found web site
Elmendorf Air Force Base History which says "... Site Point was turned
into Kincaid Park. The Tony Knowles Coastal Trail ends near there.) ...." ]
[{Freak} (added March 2004)
still being turned into a disc-golf course and recreation area. The bunkers are used
for storage and one was converted into a ski lodge and visitors center
(July 2003).
http://freak.minimanga.com/missile2.htm
]
Site POINT website
by 'Juliet Tango Sierra'
(His old call sign)
[{Warren, J}
Btry A was a dual firing battery (4 launch structures) and is located SW of
Anchorage Intl. Airport. Currently it is a cross country ski area operated
by the Municipality of Anchorage. One of the launch structures has been converted
to a ski lodge. The IFC area has been razed. This site was damaged during
the earthquake of Mar 27, 1964 and I understand only 2 launch structures
were in use from that day until the site was inactivated.]
[{Karr, D} (October 2003) I arrived in Alaska in
March 1965 and assigned
to the 524th Ordnance co. Ft. Richardson. The dual site was fully operation at
that time with 4 launch structures. The 524th received a unit commendation for
the rapid return duty of A battery. The last Alaska site was decommissioned in 1979. ]
|
Bay
Goose Bay
C Bty
3/59-5/79 | Anchorage | 20 NW Anchorage, Goose Bay
USACE,
a web site
[{Freak} (added March 2004)
The IFC is mostly burned, part of the concrete structure and the bases of
the radar towers are still standing, and used for paintball wars by the local
kids. The launch bunkers are still intact although one is missing most of the
roof. Someone has attempted to seal the lower levels of the bunkers with concrete
over the door (July 2003). Photos:
http://freak.minimanga.com/bay/
]
[{Warren, J}
Btry C is located across Knik Arm at Goose Bay. The state of Alaska owns this
property and used the IFC area briefly in the mid-80's as a correctional
facility. The launch area has been fenced off and is in reasonably good shape.
The last time I visited there, the dog pens and dog training apparatus was still
there. As were the guard towers. I have a map which shows the layout
of the roads and buildings, but does leave out a few explosive bunkers. ]
[{Kerns, T} We had a landing strip next to the IFC area.
TerraServer ]
[{Snowberg, P} The Treeaserver location Terry [above]
gave you has both the IFC an Launch areas on it. Here are the close-up
TerraServer locations:
Launcher,
IFC ] |
SUMMIT,
Site B
B Bty
5/59-5/79 | Anchorage
| 25 miles E Anchorage, Chugach Mountains
The latest on the Lets waste our money blowing up Summit March 2008
people,
a web site
a web site
- A YouTube of Summit,
Update of May 20, 2007
?The Army is trying to protect us from vandals
by destroying the Nike site?
Latest, another public meeting May 26, 2004 -
OK - at least they are being public about it :-))
(Bureaucracy at work for us?)
They are trying again in 2007, see link below
Jeral Sexton's Site Summit web site
Site Summit - Nike Hercules Missile Installation
[{Freak} (added March 2004) Largely the
same condition mentiond by others, most of the structures are still intact with
minor vandalism and grafitti. There's some evidence of military training
excercises (spent ammunition and smoke grenades in the bunkers) as of August 2003.
IFC photos:
http://freak.minimanga.com/summit/missile.htm
and launch area photos:
http://freak.minimanga.com/summit/missile1.htm ]
[{Sparks, Billy} (added march 2003) See
images and description of Summit.
The trip back to the Summit was quite an experience for me, perhaps it was
more impressionable than the very first time I went up to the Summit because
I was going back 30 years in time.
You are able to travel about half way up as far as the ski area but, from there
we had to go through a locked gate. This area of the road showed little travel.
It had tree growth over it until we reached the elevation above vegetation growth.
By now I had already realized that everything as I new it, was going to be different.
As I reached the Summit I noticed again no hipar or lopar radars as I found
missing when I first viewed it from Anchorage. The windows & doors are all
boarded up, the building's siding partly missing and, the tin siding on the
tracking radars missing as well due to the harsh weather. The motor pool was
replaced by antennas & microwave dishes. There was just basically an old empty
building with many memories. There was not much to look at just my stories
seemed to be all there was.
I did get a peek inside the IFC area and it was all empty. The paint showed
it's age and the many layers were peeling, I wondered which layer I had painted?
The memories were many and I thought of all the guys who served there and wondered
why it was all gone now. There was some talk about restoring it but, I wonder where
the funds would come from. Perhaps the new missile program would have the best
chance of it's rebirth or, maybe just knock it all down and just have a memorial
built, just don't let it die.
I did go to A-Brty, it is inside a park which the Nordic Ski club runs now.
The barracks and IFC area is just a cement pad but, there was still the Abar
radar. We flew in and trained there sometimes. The launching area was now a
weight room and, children were there training in one of the bunkers where the
missiles use to lay!]
[{Proffitt, B} on the top of a mountain outside
Ft. Rich (arctic valley ski area was close by)]
[{Gardner, K}It was listed last year in the National Register
of Historic Sites and most of its structures remain intact, though the Alaska climate
has very definitely taken its toll. ]
[{Runkle, G.}"Alaska Office of History and Archaeology,
Site Summit Nike Hercules Missile Installation " (Fort Richardson:
US Army Alaska,
1996), 16 p., paper. ASD (Headquarters, U.S. Army Alaska, 600 Richardson Drive, #6500,
Fort Richardson, AK 99505-6500). Illustrated booklet produced for the Legacy Resource
Management Program about a mountaintop missile base near Anchorage. ]
[{Warren, J} Btry B is located on Mt Gordon Lyon
overlooking Anchorage,
Elmendorf AFB, and Ft.Richardson. When I left Alaska in 1996 this property was
still in posession of the Army.]
[{Scola, C} ... the buildings are still standing.
The rails are
gone. If you would like an informative pamphlet about the
Site Summit Facility, call Dept of Army Headquarter, in Fort Richardson at (907)
384-3010. The pamphlet contains historical info and photos as well as recent photos.]
[{Snowberg, P}
TerraServer IFC,
TerraServer Launcher ]
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